Tennessee § 40-11-317 - Criminal background check — Experience — Bankruptcy.
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§ 40-11-317. Criminal background check — Experience — Bankruptcy.
In addition to any other qualifications required by law, the petition or license application for a person seeking to become a professional bondsman shall have attached to it an affidavit setting forth the criminal history, if any, of the petitioner or applicant. If the affidavit is found to be inaccurate, the petitioner or applicant shall be immediately disqualified as a professional bonding person. In addition, the applicant or petitioner shall submit to a criminal history background check by the Tennessee bureau of investigation as provided for under § 38-6-109 and shall be responsible for any fees for the criminal history background check. The results of the criminal background check shall be submitted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation to the clerks of the court responsible for regulating the activities of the professional bondsman. Any applicant for approval as a bonding company owner shall have had two (2) years' experience writing bail in this state as a full-time qualified agent for a Tennessee professional bonding company in good standing. If a court finds that a bondsman has individually or as a corporation owner been discharged in a bankruptcy proceeding leaving unsatisfied outstanding forfeitures with any court, then the court may order that the bondsman be prohibited from executing bonds, bail or other undertakings as surety in the court. Acts 1998, ch. 663, § 1; 2006, ch. 816, § 1; 2012, ch. 841, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1998, ch. 663, § 2 provided that this section shall apply to any petition or application filed on or after July 1, 1998.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-11-317 ("Criminal background check — Experience — Bankruptcy.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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